Mr. Dominic Hodson is a partner in the San Francisco Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Dominic specializes in the firm’s International Employment Law practice and has devoted his career to the development of this niche practice. He works regularly and closely with some of the world’s best known brands to assist them with all of their labor and employment needs outside of the US and guide them to compliant and commercially-practical resolutions to those needs.
Mr. Hodson’s practice covers each region of the globe and encompasses not only the day-to-day issues which global employers face in managing their workforce in specific countries, but also the complex and detailed issues arising from the implementation and management of multi-jurisdictional HR projects. He has a particular focus on the labor and employment aspects of international business transactions and his work includes:
- employee integration issues, such as the harmonization of terms and conditions of employment and compensation and benefits programs; addressing change-in-control requirements; the reduction of excess head-count
- employee cost-management processes, such as adjustments and withdrawal of compensation programs; forced vacation; furloughs, unpaid leave and other reductions in working time
- the investigation, assessment and resolution of employee disputes and allegations of wrongful conduct and behavior
- addressing global employment compliance issues, such as data-protection; workplace harassment and discrimination; equal opportunity; flexible work and working from home requirements
- the arrangements and compliance requirements for non-standard workers around the globe such as temporary employees; independent contractors; dispatched workers and agency employees
Education:
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney School of Law (1997)
- Bachelor of Science Inorganic Chemistry Hons. I, University of Sydney (1995)
Cost
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